A molecular link between the sudden infant death syndrome and the long- QT syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 262-267

  Schwartz, Peter J ^a,g   Priori, Silvia G ^a,b   Dumaine, Robert ^c   Napolitano, Carlo ^b,d   Antzelevitch, Charles ^c   Stramba Badiale, Marco ^e   Richard, Todd A ^c   Berti, Maria Rosaria ^f   Bloise, Raffaella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b IRCCS   (Italy)

^c MASONIC MEDICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^f SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^g FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; INFANT; LONG QT SYNDROME; MALE; MUTATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE-STRANDED CONFORMATIONAL; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 0034721235     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200007273430405     Document Type: Article

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